Data, Information and Knowledge
The relationship between data, information and knowledge.
Candidates should understand that:
The reasons for encoding data and the problems associated with encoding
Candidates should understand:
Candidates should understand that:
- data consists of raw facts and figures e.g. readings from sensors, survey facts
- information is data which has been processed by the computer
- knowledge is derived from information by applying rules to it
The reasons for encoding data and the problems associated with encoding
Candidates should understand:
- why data is encoded
- the potential problems associated with this, especially value judgements
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